Plugins · wp-retina-2x · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Perfect Images safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 7.2.5
- Last updated
- 2026-11-03
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.1+
Optimize image sizes, regenerate thumbnails, enable retina, convert to WebP/AVIF, or use cloud optimization. An essential image toolkit. — by Jordy Meow
What to do
- Update to the latest version (7.2.5). Anything older than 7.2.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-retina-2x --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-retina-2x updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-11455 · published 2026-10-31
Missing authorization check in Perfect Images (7.2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 7.2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 7.2.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/wp-retina-2x/v1/replace REST API in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.0 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace files that do not belong to them.
high 7.5 CVE-2023-44982 · published 2023-12-19
Information disclosure in Perfect Images (6.4.5 and older)
- Affected
- 6.4.5 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.4.6
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Jordy Meow Perfect Images (Manage Image Sizes, Thumbnails, Replace, Retina).This issue affects Perfect Images (Manage Image Sizes, Thumbnails, Replace, Retina): from n/a through 6.4.5.
medium 6.1 CVE-2018-20983 · published 2019-08-22
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Perfect Images (older than 5.2.3)
- Affected
- older than 5.2.3
- Fixed in
- 5.2.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The wp-retina-2x plugin before 5.2.3 for WordPress has XSS.
Recent activity
- 2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (7.2.5).
- 2026-10-31 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-11455), fixed in 7.2.1.
- 2023-12-19 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2023-44982), fixed in 6.4.6.
- 2019-08-22 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2018-20983), fixed in 5.2.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by Jordy Meow (10 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (1) · Sensitive data exposure (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-retina-2x (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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